Dendrobatez Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 So I bought a few marina boxes the other day and was putting them on the tanks when FedEx decides to deliver the sponge filters I ordered. So I'm assembling both and realise they fit together. I looked online but it doesn't look like other people put them together, they just throw a cut sponge on the intake. It doesn't impede waterflow and it only takes 1 air line now instead of 2, also if you use one of the chambers and throw some media in it you've effectively made an air driven HOB filter. Now to try and make them quieter.. Soothing Shrimp, Elo500, colorfan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Nice work! Try turning the flow down, mine was basically a silent even trickle. Cuts out the burping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Thanks for the tip! After the sponges soaked for a couple hours I guess they became fully saturated and the flow became a lot more even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty703 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 can you show us from the top looking down how you did this. I just got one of these double sponge filters and would like to try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Too many floaters for top down, here are a couple others Just have to take the top pipe out, the marina intake tube is the same size as this one chibikaie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewoeno Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 GAME CHANGER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 What size Marina box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I use the large ones. Sar far so good with them too, I don't for see the flow being reduced unless they get clogged Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Dollar per gallon sale starts soon, too. Who else is thinking of a tenner filtered by one of these babies and a moss refugium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I'll probably get a 20L or two, I usually try and have 2 different filters in my tanks though so maybe a breeder box/sponge and one operated by a water pump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrand Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Back to the marina boxes. Can anyone tell me how deep they sit off of the tank? I have about 5.5 inches between the back of the tank and the wall. Will the large marina box squeeze in? Its hard to get a good feel for the exact dimensions from amazon. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 chibikaie, Soothing Shrimp and adrand 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrand Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Excellent. Thanks so much! Looks like I will be buying 1 or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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